****************************************************************************** DORIS Electronic Mail Mon Apr 7 11:31:35 WETDST 1997 Message Number 0014 ****************************************************************************** Author: Herve Fagard (IGN) Subject: New station at Ascension Island (U.K.) Dear Colleagues, A new DORIS station has been installed recently at Ascension Island, in the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the premises of the Ariane tracking station , operated by Cable & Wireless PLC. It consists of a version 2.0 beacon and a Starec antenna, and started transmitting on February 28. The acronym in the data files for this new station is : ASDB. Its approximate coordinates (WGS 84) are : X = 6 121 161 m Y = - 1 563 943 m Z = - 872 613 m Best regards, Herve Fagard ====================================================================== Herve FAGARD e-mail : herve.fagard@ign.fr Institut Geographique National B.P. 68 - 94160 SAINT-MANDE PHONE : + 33 1 43 98 81 48 FRANCE FAX : + 33 1 43 98 84 50 ====================================================================== [Mailed From: Pascal Willis ]